05.06.13
Angela Storey
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-0034
angela.storey@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-055
NASA'S MICHOUD FACILITY IN NEW ORLEANS, MARSHALL CENTER IN HUNTSVILLE, ALA., TO HOST 'NASA DAY IN BATON ROUGE' MAY 8 AT STATE CAPITOL
What: On May 8, NASA will host its first "NASA Day in Baton Rouge"
event at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, celebrating the space
agency's enduring presence and strong economic partnership with the
State of Louisiana. NASA officials and team members from NASA's
Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans and NASA's Marshall Space
Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. -- which manages the Michoud
Facility for the agency -- will meet with state officials and the
public, celebrating the vital work of these NASA institutions and the
Louisiana workforce which crucially supports NASA and the nation.
Marshall Center Director Patrick Scheuermann will meet with Gov. Bobby
Jindal; La. State Sen. Jack Donahue, chairman of the Louisiana State
Finance Committee; La. State Rep. Charles Kleckley, Speaker of the
Louisiana State House; and other state officials and lawmakers. The
event also will include a public display of NASA exhibits in the
Capitol building; a media availability with Scheuermann; and numerous
meetings between NASA and Louisiana state leadership.
Among the NASA exhibits on display in the capitol will be a scale
model of NASA's Space Launch System, the heavy-lift launch vehicle
now being developed, built and tested at the Marshall Center and
Michoud facility, and set to carry explorers to new solar system
destinations in the coming decade.
Where: Louisiana State Capitol Building, 900 North 3rd St., Baton
Rouge, La.
When: 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8 -- NASA exhibits will be
available for viewing by the public in the Louisiana State Capitol.
12:30 p.m. -- Marshall Center Director Patrick Scheuermann will speak
with members of the news media in the Capitol Building.
For more information about the Marshall Center, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/marshall
To learn more about NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/michoud
For more information about NASA, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov
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